Alcalde Street-Crockett School Historic District
200--500 Alcalde, 421--421A N. Carroll and 4315 Victor, Dallas, TXThe Alcalde Street-Crockett School Historic District is a good collection of domestic buildings whose construction between 1903 and 1920 was a direct result of streetcar expansion into the East Dallas suburbs and is representative of the historic context, The Development of East and South Dallas: 1872-1945. The district includes portions of the Queen City Addition (1899) and Peak's Addition (1897), both of which were part of the Peak estate, originally platted as Peak's Suburban Addition (1879). The district is unique among East Dallas subdivisions because its extant historic buildings date from a single period of development in response to a population and construction boom at the turn of the 20th century and the concomitant establishment of a major streetcar intersection at Elm and Peak streets. Unlike most other East Dallas additions, Alcalde Street was neither previously developed during the post-1872 railroad-era boom, nor did it endure subsequent redevelopment following its initial construction period. Again, unlike other sections of East Dallas, the Alcalde Street houses are similar in style and plan, which visually contributes to the cohesiveness of the street. Therefore, the Alcalde Street-Crockett School Historic District is one of the few streets in East Dallas that imparts the sense of a specific time and place in Dallas' history. Today, the two blocks of frame houses and the historic school building constitute one of the oldest, intact streetcar developments. The Alcalde Street-Crockett School Historic District, therefore, is nominated to the National Register under Criterion C as a significant collection of early 20th-century, vernacular and popular domestic buildings and under Criterion A for its contribution as one of the best examples in Dallas of a streetcar suburb, a major factor in the city's early 20th century suburban expansion.
Local significance of the district:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
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